Updated: June 7, 2011
LONG ISLAND SOUND
IN
THE CLASSROOM
Great Egret
Casmeriodius albus
Photo by Big-Crab Images
2011 SYLLABUS
Below is the tentative schedule
for this
course. The schedule is subject to change due to weather,
unplanned
changes in hosts' schedules, the appearance of Architeuthis,
the abundance of Cyanea capillata
at Point-No-Point, rogue waves, and/or the cercarial
activity of Austrobilharzia variglandis.
For
Wednesday, July 6, students should come prepared for a trip
to the beach. Each student will need a
small notebook for taking notes on field trips.
Wednesday,
July 6, 2011
Introduction
Field
Trip to Seaside
Park,
Lunch
Setting
up a Marine Aquarium
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Oceanography
of Long
Island Sound
Field
Trip to Great Meadows Salt
Marsh,
Tour of
the National Marine Fisheries
Service Laboratory,
Milford, CT
Field
Trip to Anchor Beach
(Merwin Point), Milford
Marine
Habitats
of Long Island Sound
Monday, July 11, 2011
Long
Island Sound Resources
Boat
Trip on the R/V
Catherine Moore
Lunch
Tour of the Bridgeport
Regional Aquaculture Science & Technology Education Center
Tuesday, July
12, 2011
Aquarium
Breakdown
Lunch
Assignment presentations
"Final
Exam"
Textbook
There is no required textbook for
this
course.
Grading
Students will be graded on attendance, participation, and assignment development and presentation.
Assignments
Students taking EDMM 600D: Prepare two (2) lesson plans for classroom or field activities on Long Island Sound using the outline attached and distributed in class.
Students
taking Biol.
470: Prepare a five page report on an organism found in Long
Island
Sound. Use the outline attached and
distributed in class.
Deadlines:
Friday, July 8, 8:30 a.m.: Subject, overview, and
objectives.
Monday, July 11, 3:00 p.m.: Beach logs and summary
of aquarium observations.
Tuesday, July 12, 8:30 a.m.:
Completed assignments due.
Lesson Plans: Students will submit both lesson plans with
copies
for your classmates. Prepare an oral presentation on one of
the lesson plans to be presented
on July 12.
Organism Reports: Students will submit completed report
and a one
page summary for your classmates. Prepare an oral presentation on your organism to be presented on July 12.
Tide Table for
the 2011 course:
July
6: HW:
0326 1559
LW: 0948
2220
July
7: HW:
0421 1653
Moon in First Quarter
LW: 1040
2320
July
8: HW:
0520 1750
LW: 1136
July 11: HW: 0828
2050
LW: 0227 1436
July
12: HW: 0928 2147
LW: 0327
1535
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